New European Guidelines for Paediatric Imaging

These guidelines have been eagerly awaited by radiologists, radiographers, medical physicists, as well as national radiation protection regulators. They are expected to play an important role in paediatric imaging practice across Europe. The guidelines were developed by the European Commission-funded project PiDRL (European Diagnostic Reference Levels for Paediatric Imaging), which was coordinated by the ESR and supported by key European stakeholders and professional groups working on radiation protection of paediatric patients, namely the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR), the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS), the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP), the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) with Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) as subcontractor. PiDRL was led by Prof. John Damilakis, as scientific coordinator, and Prof. Peter Vock, as scientific co-coordinator.

The project was established in order to consolidate information currently existing on the diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for medical exposure of paediatric patients. The importance of establishing such DRLs for high-dose medical examinations of patients, especially children who are more sensitive to radiation exposure, is high. Despite a large number of studies available from European countries, until now, European DRLs for paediatric patients were only available for a number of common radiological examinations.

The European Guidelines on Diagnostic Reference Levels for Paediatric Imaging can be downloaded here.

Source: ESR

18.09.2018

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